Aug 29, 2012 | Making Money in Your Business, Marketing Your Business
Branding lessons from the streets. I recently visited the town of Nederland, CO for a music festival, and I was struck by how distinctive the brand of Nederland (a.k.a. “Ned”) really is. Driving into town one can observe the high rate of dreadlocks per capita as well...Aug 22, 2012 | BEING in Your Business, Making Money in Your Business
One of the most detrimental and hard to spot Cycles of Proving I’ve discovered is this. It boils down to proving you’re no better than your parents. And it usually shows up in people who THINK they are proving that they have done better than their parents...Aug 15, 2012 | BEING in Your Business, Designing Your Business, Making Money in Your Business
Check out this video training sequence, where you can learn exactly how Kate brought in 11 new clients (it was 8 two days ago when I recorded this video) by dismantling her cycle of proving, then sending a couple of emails and then wasting some time. Seriously. (click...Aug 8, 2012 | BEING in Your Business, Designing Your Business
Last week we talked about the fact that to be a successful entrepreneur, you have to break up with your parents. You have to sever ties with the old view of who you are, and break up with the lies that limit profit. We looked at the Cycle of Proving and how it leads...Aug 1, 2012 | BEING in Your Business, Making Money in Your Business
Most of us have had the experience of going through a relationship break-up. And maybe you’ve even had the experience of “breaking up” with a client, or a team member, that wasn’t working out. But have you ever thought about breaking up with...